On Mon, 8 Oct 2012, Tom Davies wrote:
Hi :) Speculation can provide a lot of amusement. I like
Anne-ology's explanation. The real answer is quite good too. So,
where did "boot-up" come from? Wasn't that soem engineering term to
do with subs too? Regards from Tom :)
Baron von Münchhausen was known for his adventures and exploits. he
told of the time he got trapped in a swamp, quicksand. as he sank, he
tried to grab hold of branches, vines, anything. to no avail.
finally, in a desperate bid to save his life, he reached down, took
hold of his bootstraps and pulled himself up, saving his life!
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_Münchhausen>
(maybe he had a submarine too; don't know.)
Felmon
--- On Fri, 5/10/12, Felmon Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Felmon Davis <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] attempting to find an answer and instead ...
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, 5 October, 2012, 5:11
On Thu, 4 Oct 2012, anne-ology wrote:
Thanks for this explanation.
Just thinking ... before the 'phone, folks would ring the doorbell
...
after the 'phone, folks would ring the
'phone ...
so I guess ping is the cross between
ring and pc -
interesting that's it's ping rather than p-ring p-ring p-ring ...
quotation from "List of computer term etymologies"
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_term_etymologies>
'The author of ping, Mike Muuss, named it after the pulses of sound
made by a sonar called a "ping". Later Dave Mills provided the
backronym "Packet Internet Groper".'
probably better to look things up than speculate.
although not sure how reliable wikipedia is. I recall WWII movies
where the crew of submarines suffered silently through 'pings' from
enemy warships on the surface trying to locate them.
F.
On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Girvin R. Herr <[email protected]>wrote:
Joel Madero wrote:
<snip>
A ping is just a quick email (or IRC message, etc...) that says "hey, any
updates", some users even just say "ping" in IRC basically saying "hey,
you
around?"
<snip>
Joel,
"ping", another overloaded word:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Ping<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping>
But those of us in the computer networking field assume:
Ping, a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host
is reachable across an IP network
Colloquially, it is used as you define it - to send a quick message to
someone to see what's going on in their life. As in
"I haven't heard from him for a while - I'm going to ping him to see what
he's up to."
Girvin Herr
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Felmon Davis
Q: What do agnostic, insomniac dyslexics do at night?
A: Stay awake and wonder if there's a dog.
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